AS 3669-2001

1 - AS 3669-2001 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING-QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONNEL-AEROSPACE
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 SCOPE
5 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
5 - 3 DEFINITIONS
5 - 3.1 Australian Aerospace Non-destructive Testing Committee (AANDTC)
5 - 3.2 AANDTC Personnel Subcommittee
5 - 3.3 Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (AINDT)
6 - 3.4 AINDT Certification Board
6 - 3.5 AINDT examination
6 - 3.6 AINDT Federal Council
6 - 3.7 AINDT Panel of Examiners
6 - 3.8 Candidate
6 - 3.9 Examination, applied
6 - 3.10 Examination, general
6 - 3.11 Examination, practical
6 - 3.12 Examining body
6 - 3.13 Experience
6 - 3.14 NDT Instruction
6 - 3.15 NDT method
7 - 3.16 NDT procedure
7 - 3.17 Qualification
7 - 3.18 Registration
7 - 3.19 Regulatory authority
7 - 3.20 Supervision
7 - 3.21 Surveillance
7 - 4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7 - 4.1 Means of implementation of this Standard
7 - 4.2 Written practice
7 - 4.3 Use of outside agencies
9 - 4.4 Records
9 - 5 LEVELS OF NDT PERSONNEL
9 - 5.1 General
9 - 5.2 Level 1
9 - 5.3 Level 2
9 - 5.4 Level 3
10 - 6 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
10 - 6.1 Level 1
10 - 6.2 Level 2
10 - 6.3 Level 3
11 - 6.4 Verification of experience
12 - 7 EXAMINATIONS
12 - 7.1 General
12 - 7.2 Standard of examinations
13 - 7.3 Administration of examinations
13 - 7.3.1 General
13 - 7.3.2 Level 1
13 - 7.3.3 Level 2
14 - 7.3.4 Level 3
14 - 7.4 Grading of examinations
14 - 8 VISION REQUIREMENTS - ALL LEVELS
15 - 9 REGISTRATION
15 - 9.1 Responsibility
15 - 9.2 Registration records
15 - 9.2.1 Registration
15 - 9.2.2 Documentation
15 - 9.2.3 Retention of documentation
16 - 10 REVALIDATION OF REGISTRATION

Establishes the minimum requirements for the training, examination, qualification and registration of non-destructive testing personnel employed in the Australian aerospace industry. Applies to the qualification of personnel who perform eddy current, penetrant, magnetic particle, radiographic and ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) methods.

This Standard establishes the minimum requirements for the training, examination, qualification, and registration of non-destructive testing personnel employed in the Australian aerospace industry. This document applies to the qualification of personnel who perform eddy current (EC), penetrant (PT), magnetic particle (MT), radiographic (RT) and ultrasonic (UT) non-destructive testing (NDT) methods.The system described in this Standard may also apply to visual inspection (VT), leak testing (LT), infrared testing (IT), acoustic emission testing (AT) and other NDT methods where certification programmes exist.

First published as AS 3699-1989.
Second edition 2001.